News & Events

Keep up to date with what’s new in Chiseldon Parish. Here, you can find out about all the latest developments in the council, issues affecting your community and forthcoming events in the area. Notes for the issues and articles appearing in our local parish magazine, The Ridgeway Bell, are included. We're grateful to the magazine for supplying much of the community information.
We rely on our residents to let us know what’s happening, so please get in touch with any information of interest to the community.
This page is updated regularly, so keep checking back!

The wonderful and entertaining S’Go are joining us on Thursday 27th September at Acoustics in the Alley! Acoustics in the Alley will be at the Brown Jack (1 Priors Hill, Wroughton, Wiltshire, SN4 0RT), at 8pm in the skittle alley at the back of the pub. Free parking, £2 for entrance (Sorry but the prices… read more

Street Reps wanted! Street Reps are groups of housing tenants that get involved in the issues that concern them and where they live. They work with us to try and make their community a nicer, safer place and they also get involved with making decisions on how we provide housing services. We are looking for Street reps… read more

Beat the Street, Swindon’s giant walking and cycling initiative, is off to a running start with residents travelling more than 83,000 miles within the first week of the game. More than 26,000 people have walked and cycled 83,000 miles in just five days for Beat the Street, a free competition which challenges people to see… read more

Swindon Borough Council are holding a Parking Standards review survey which is open to the public. You can read the details and what the aim of the review is here: Parking standards survey page This link also advises on how to get to the survey.

A new state-of-the-art £2.2m Community ‘Club Hub’ facility on the County Ground recreational ground has moved a step closer with the start of access road improvements leading on to the site. The access improvements, which are part of the planning conditions for the ‘Club Hub’, are being carried out by Swindon Borough Council’s Highways team…. read more

A message from the Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust: This week we are highlighting the complexities and dangers of cyber crime as part of our summer-long Beyond the Beat campaign. The Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust have an online safety team who can support you in your own home and on your own device. Anyone over 60… read more

The second phase of a major campaign to recruit foster carers has begun in earnest. In May, Swindon Borough Council launched a massive drive to encourage more people to sign up to become foster carers. And this month, after receiving almost 150 enquiries since May, the Council is pushing ahead with the next stage of… read more